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Boston Fire Department Payroll

Boston Fire Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 27,822 reported records, the department accounts for $1,767,449,508 in total gross pay and $504,515,973 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$1,767,449,508

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$63,527

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

2,753

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$504,515,973

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $316,676,060
2024 $343,616,180
2023 $559,248,465
2022 $278,031,391
2021 $269,877,412
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0
2013 $0
2012 $0
2011 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Joseph George Linehan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $85,186 $7,985
Christopher Lee Jacobs 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $84,285 $10,009
Mark Christopher Cardarelli 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $83,786 $7,137
Michael Anthony Aylward 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $83,528 $803
Thomas Martin Flaherty 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $83,372 $13,807
Joey J Chan 2022 Boston Fire Department Prin Admin Asst $83,292 $2,047
Dru Akins 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp) $82,982 $6,305
Gary Lineker Constant 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $82,866 $12,512
Michael Joseph Kelly 2022 Boston Fire Department Lineperson $82,775 $10,500
Kevin Richard Lee 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $81,266 $12,180
Keith T Wyzard 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $81,082 $0
Yui Ying Chin 2022 Boston Fire Department Prin Accountant $80,940 $0
Kennedy L. Lightfoot 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $80,735 $0
James EricJoseph Meaney 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $80,395 $12,211
Joseph Martin Kane 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $80,380 $8,347
Sean Christopher Harmon 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $80,345 $9,878
Thomas Andrew Kineavy 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $79,744 $11,560
Matthew James Enos 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $79,694 $12,786
Tyler James Simpson 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $79,531 $7,519
James Joseph Freeman 2022 Boston Fire Department Lineperson $78,995 $14,250
Robert Franklin Cannon 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,812 $12,093
Douglas Valle 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,664 $11,945
Ronald L. Cook 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,616 $2,598
Matthew Gerard Goggin 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,609 $11,890
Michael Francis Crosby 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,417 $7,871